K Kavitha in Custody
Leader Online Desk: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K. Kavita has been remanded in ED custody for 7 days by Delhi's Rouse Avenue court. Court has granted custody of K. Kavita to ED till Saturday 23rd March. The news in this context has been given by the news agency ANI. (K Kavitha in Custody)
#UPDATE | Delhi's Rouse Avenue court granted custody remand of BRS MLC K Kavitha to ED till 23 March. ED sought ten days remand of K Kavitha in connection with Delhi Excise policy case. https://t.co/ApzLUaXo1z
— ANI (@ANI) March 16, 2024
K Kavitha in Custody: 'My Arrest Illegal'; K. Poetry
K. of BRS in money laundering case related to Delhi excise policy. Kavita was arrested by ED from Hyderabad (Telangana) yesterday (15th). After that, he was produced in the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi today (16). Meanwhile, K. Kavita has given a reaction that 'my arrest is illegal'. (K Kavitha in Custody)
Ignoring ED summons, finally action
It is said that the action was taken as part of the investigation into the money laundering case. ED had summoned K Kavita on February 21 and asked her to appear for questioning on February 26. However, they ignored it. Finally, ED took action and raided Kavita's house in Hyderabad. In the meantime, several hours of interrogation took place. Kavita was then taken into custody. (K Kavitha in Custody)
K. Are there 'these' allegations against Kavita?
K. Kavita is a member of Legislative Council of Telangana. Amit Arora, the accused in the money laundering case related to liquor policy in Delhi, during the interrogation of K. Kavita was named. After that Kavita came on the radar of ED. The ED has alleged that a liquor lobby called 'South Group' paid a bribe of Rs 100 crore to AAP leaders through another accused, Vijay Nair. Aam Aadmi Party leaders Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh are already in jail in the Delhi liquor policy case. ED has been sending summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal regarding excise duty policy. However, CM Kejriwal has not gone for questioning even after receiving summons from ED. He alleged that the ED's summons was fake and politically motivated.